Hancock Inn Bed and Breakfast » Monadnock regionhttp://www.hancockinn.com Hancock Inn Bed and BreakfastMon, 30 Mar 2015 15:53:23 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1The Great Sheep Boomhttp://www.hancockinn.com/blog/2014/11/the-great-sheep-boom http://www.hancockinn.com/blog/2014/11/the-great-sheep-boom#commentsSat, 08 Nov 2014 21:11:14 +0000http://www.hancockinn.com/?p=2659The next installment in our History Weekend series is Saturday, November 15th, when we have organized a day around the history of New Hampshire’s great Sheep Boom of the mid-19th century. That’s right, the “Sheep Boom” – before the Industrial Boom, Oil Boom, Internet Boom, what have you, there was the Sheep Boom, which did much to transform the New England landscape.

First up, at 10:30 a.m., is a visit to the Hancock Historical Society at the other end of Main Street for a look at how one leading Hancock family, the Westons, survived, persevered and adapted to the events of their time, and how the sheep farm segment of their business endured and survived to the present day.

At 5:30 p.m. we meet at the Inn for cocktails and dinner to hear Stephen Taylor, farmer, scholar and former New Hampshire Agricultural Commissioner, talk about the Sheep Boom of the 1800s and its enduring impact on our landscape. If you choose, you can enjoy Weston Family lamb which is appears regularly on the Inn’s menu.

The cost of the program is free. Cocktails and dinner costs at the Inn are a la carte. Reservations are required.

Come learn more about our history at New Hampshire’s oldest, continuously operating Inn, The Hancock Inn.

Our program of “History Weekends” debuted this weekend with a look at the past, present and future of New Hampshire water power. Many thanks to Moderator, Howard Mansfield, who solicited the help of Chick Colony and Bob King for an informed, fascinating look at how the need for water power shaped our lives and reshaped the landscape.

Chick Colony, President of Harrisville Designs, in Harrisville, NH, leads participants on a tour of the Harrisiville mills.

To bring water power to a mill you need to bring the mill to the water.

The future of power? An old, but fully functional turbine that Historic Harrisville hopes to put back into use generating electricity.

]]>http://www.hancockinn.com/blog/2014/10/water-power-weekend/feed0BuzzFeed’s Must Visit Small Towns in New Englandhttp://www.hancockinn.com/blog/2014/03/buzzfeeds-must-visit-small-towns-in-new-england http://www.hancockinn.com/blog/2014/03/buzzfeeds-must-visit-small-towns-in-new-england#commentsTue, 11 Mar 2014 15:56:18 +0000http://www.hancockinn.com/?p=2335BuzzFeed writer, Adam Davis, has been spending a lot of time in New England recently – or at least with New Englanders. He’s posted the 24 MUST VISIT small towns in New England and, yes, Hancock, New Hampshire is one of ‘em.

While you’re in town, stay at the Hancock Inn, have lunch at Fiddleheads, visit the Meetinghouse and drive across the covered bridge.

]]>http://www.hancockinn.com/blog/2012/08/barbequed-ribs-for-sunday-supper-august-12th/feed0The View from Bald Mountainhttp://www.hancockinn.com/blog/2012/07/the-view-from-bald-mountain http://www.hancockinn.com/blog/2012/07/the-view-from-bald-mountain#commentsTue, 31 Jul 2012 19:10:32 +0000http://www.hancockinn.com/?p=1155We hiked up Bald Mountain this week, which is about two miles from the Inn. Great views of the Monadnock Region from the top. The trail ends at Willard Pond, which means a swim at the end to cool off.